Girl Who Wore Too Much

Yvonne Davis (author), Yvonne Davis (illustrator)

Description

In this timeless tale from Thailand, A girl cannot decide which of her many silken dresses and lavish jewels to wear to the dance, so she wears them all. Her foolish decision, teaches her a valuable lesson.

Reading Level

Lexile

AD170L

Fountas Pinnell Guided Reading

L

ATOS

1.6

DRA

10

Categories

Genre

Character Education
Legends & Myths

Interest Age

Ages 3-5
Ages 6-8

Grade

Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade

Subject

Language Arts

Language

English (US)

Fiction/Non-Fiction

Fiction

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